HB 521: Enact the Ohio Nurse Workforce and Safe Patient Act
The bill aims to improve patient safety and nurse workforce in Ohio. It requires hospitals to establish and comply with registered nurse staffing plans that protect patient safety. A new nursing student loan-to-grant program will be created to help students cover tuition costs. The program will be administered by the department of higher education. Additionally, the bill makes an appropriation for the program. The act will be known as the Ohio Nurse Workforce and Safe Patient Act.
| Oct. 22, 2025 | Referred to committee: Health |
| Oct. 15, 2025 | Introduced |
As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
H. B. No. 521
2025-2026
Representatives Lett, Cockley
To amend sections 3333.28, 3722.01, 4723.489, 1 4730.203, and 4772.092; to enact sections 2 3333.27, 3722.21, 3722.22, 3722.23, 3722.24, 3 $3722.25,3722.26,3722.27,3722.28,3722.29$, $3722.30,3722.31,3722.32,3722.33,3722.34$, $3722.35,3722.36,3722.37,3722.38,3722.39$, and 6 3722.40; and to repeal sections 3727.50, 7 $3727.51,3727.52,3727.53,3727.54,3727.55$, 8 3727.56, and 3727.57 of the Revised Code to 9 require hospitals to establish and comply with 10 registered nurse staffing plans that protect 11 patient safety, to create the Nursing Student 12 Loan-to-Grant Program, to make an appropriation, 13 and to name this act the Ohio Nurse Workforce 14 and Safe Patient Act. 15
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.
That sections 3333.28, 3722.01, 4723.489, 16 4730.203, and 4772.092 be amended and sections 3333.27, 3722.21, 17 $3722.22,3722.23,3722.24,3722.25,3722.26,3722.27,3722.28$, 18 $3722.29,3722.30,3722.31,3722.32,3722.33,3722.34,3722.35$, 19 $3722.36,3722.37,3722.38,3722.39$, and 3722.40 of the Revised 20 Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3333.27.
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As Introduced
Section 9.
This act shall be known as the Ohio Nurse 841 Workforce and Safe Patient Act. 842
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